The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-28
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

Corn-No 8, 40c. 0ats-No. 2, 27l2c. Rye
no. 1, SOC, Barley, 64l2c,
The value of the new buildings erected in
Milwaukee during 6he current building sea-
son and nowin course of erection is IS, 713.-
62s.
John Owens was killed at Green Bay the
other night while coupling ears, and John
W. McGraw met precisely the same fate at
Republic. Both men lived at Milwaukee.
Anton Van Peterson, local politician
of s0Iae note in Milwaukee, committed sui
eide a few nights ago by hanging in his
carpenter shop. No cause was known.
Four of nine head at cattle on the farm of
Joseph Schroeder, of Hartford, were Eilledby
lightning during storm The other evening"
Fifty-six brick buildings, built IN Marsh
hold since the fire, are nearly all finished,
and merchants are moving from their tenn
porary frauss buildings.
A number of residents of Oak Grove and
Clyhaan, Dodge County, have formed a COM
pany f6f tie purpose Of building and oper-
ating a cheese fnetery.
A slxteen-year-old son of Henry Herzog.
OF Mesel, Sheboygan County, accidentally
shot himself through the throat few days
ago while hunting, and died instantly.
The Kimball mine, near Crystal Falls, has
been bought in by Dr. IT, c. Kimball, Of
Crystal Falls, under foreclosure. He sold
the mine last March to Milwaukee parties,
who organized the Kimball Mining Com
pany, with capital stock of 81, 0O0,0 600 A
month ago the stockholders refused to put
up any more money and the property came
uRder the hammer.
Fred Robins, of Appleton, was fatally
mangled by the cars early yesterday morn
ing.
number of Jefferson County farmers,
not many miles distant from Palmyra, have
Recently been swindled to the amount Of
$100 and 5000 by strangers who have
traversed the country selling corn-stalk
binders. Their luckless customers were
often persuaded to invest heavily in order
to be able to supply the demand in the i'm
mediate neighborhood, giving in payment,
where the money was not at hand, notes in
q number of cases to the amount of 5000.
The binders proved to be worthless prop
srty.
The body of a newly-born infant was
fdtifld at Eau Claire the other night half
chewed by dogs
George DreXdeimer died few days ago
near HilberG, CalEmet County, of blood
poisoning incident to an injury to an arm
While operating feed-cutCer
William Hugers yardmaster at Beloit, suf-
fered frac, lure OF his coljar-bone recently
while coupling cars in the yard OF the
Eclipse Wind Engine Company.
Daniel Mcdonald farmer living about
twelve miles north of Wausau, together
with his team, Was run over a few nights
ago by the soulh-bound passenger train on
the Chicago, Milwaukee s. St Paul road
MeDonald's head was severed from his
bSdy and thrown two hundred feet
A camp of the Order of Modern Workmen
will be organized at Appleton with seventy
five charter members
Real estate sales in Milwaukee for the year
ended October 1 amounted to $6,29O,OO0.
depos of yellow ochre, sai1 to be mex
haustiDle, was discovered six miles north
west of Platteyille a few days ago The
substance makes q rich brown paint With
the addition OF oil only.
The Stats Authorization Society held
It's third anntlaI session in Milwaukee re-
Gently and adopted resolutions which de-
hounce the sale of Intoxicating liquors to
minors and habitual drunkards; favor all
reasonable and sensible laws regarding
the sale of intoxicating liquors, but ask all
good citizens to work against local option
law, such as was introduced into the Legis-
lature last winter Hon P. v Deuster, of
Milwaukee, was elected president.
A burglar effected an entrance recently
into the house occupied by Mrs. William
Koehne and her four daughters at Fond du
Lar. and upon being discovered attacked
the five Women with club, beating them
in terrible Btanner He then secured
three dollars and made his escape, leaving
his victims in a critical condition.
Jerry Bobbs. aged about eighty five years,
residing with his son-in-law, William
Young, 11eaR Attica, had his pocket relieved
of 5000 in gold by the light Fingered fra
ternity during his stay in Madison at the
Cleveland reception Nc arrests
The Knapp, Stout Company's farm
dwelling on the Moore farm, fifteen miles
west of Eau Claire, was destroyed by fire.
recently, involving total loss OF nearly
81, 900; insurance, So, 500.
Coulmander-in-C Chief Abbott, of the Sous
of Veterans, few days ago removed Colonel
r. J. Walthers, Commander of the Division
OF Wisconsin, from Office, and at a special
meeting id Janesville L P. Sheridan, of Eau
Claire was elected Colonel, and G. ii. Hud-
son, of Madison, Northumberland
Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, of Milwaukee,
eighty years of age, dropped dead the other
day while at dinner at her sons residence
in Milwaukee, Heart disease was the cause
Johns. Owen, of Eau Claire, recently pur-
chased from Grand Rapids (Mich) men and
from II w. Early, of Chippewa Falls, their
pine lands in Douglas and Bayfield, conn
ties The consideration in the two deals
was 1915, 900
Eight horses afflicted with CHAMBERS in
Sinsinawa Mound township, Grant County,
were shot recently by order of the State
Veterinary Surgeon. The disease was still
prevalent in that locality, and steps were
being taken to eradicate it.
Julius schoenleber, of Milwaukee, a broth
er Of the furniture dealer who cut his throat
some months ago, was found dead in bed
few nights ago
The Grand Commandery of Knights Temp
lar at its recent session in Milwaukee elected
the following officers: n B. Rumble, Eau
Claire Grand Commander; Chandler p Chap
man, Madison, Deputy Grand Commander; A
H Wagner Oshkosh, Grand Generalissimo; Z.
6. Jackson, Grand Captain General; J. B.
Finn, Watertown, Grand Prelate; W. A.
Wyse, Reedsburg, Grand Senior Warden; A.
s Jackson, Beloit Grand Junior Warden; F.
L Won SuessmiIch, Delavan, Grand Treas
urer; J. w. Latin, Milwaukee, Grand Re-
corder; E. NJ. Parsons, Portage, Grand Stand
ard Bearer; NJ Herrick, Hudson, Grand
Sword Bearer; P. a. Herzog, Racine, Grand
Warder; 10 IN Spence, Fond du Lac, Grand
Trustee; LEONARD Barrett Milwaukee,
Grand Captain Of the Guard
The State game wardens are strictly en-
forcing the law relative to the slaughter of
deer in the forests north of Eau Claire, and
recently three hunters from Western Mime
sofa were arres ed for killing the animals
with hounds and jacklights. The law passed
by the Legislature LAST winter for running
the animals in this way is strict and the
penalty heavy
A young couple Of Eau Claire were mar
ried in fun the other night. 1t was after
ward discovered that the person who per-
formed the ceremony was a justice of the
peace and that the marriage was valid. The
newly-wedded couple were seeking sep
aration.
William Gaffen, son of a prosperous farmer
living near Madison, fell from hayloft